The “War” on Christmas
You can skip the below rant it you’d like, and just watch this video. There’s little I can add to it to make it better. But if you’d like to read my attempt, then read on…
All this nonsense in the media about a “War on Christmas” is really beginning to bug me. It will soon be added to previous empty platitudes such as our ‘Wars’ on poverty, drugs and terrorism. It’s a slogan, not a war. It’s a war on nouns.
As my own recent blog entries attest, I am not at war with Christmas. I have embraced Christmas heartily, it is a wonderful holiday. I don’t care a bit if someone chooses to wish me a “Merry Christmas” or more generically “Happy Holidays”. In both instances, they are wishing me well and I would gladly accept it and return it in kind. Wish me a “Happy” Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Winter Solstice, New Year or Festivus, and I’ll wish you one too.
Thank heaven for those who will take on such nonsense. If you’ve read this far, treat yourself to another video clip, this one of the Daily Show’s Jon Stewart responding to Bill O’Reilly’s claim that he’s part of this ‘war’.
with thanks to Think Progress and Crooks and Liars for the vids
<p>WTF – what they hell are they doing…. WTF… I’m to confused. The media collective have lost it.</p>
<p>Hi Chris I dont know you but I have a friend named Casey at my house right now, and we checked what we would see if we went to casey.com I think christmas chows balls and I stopped celebrating it last year. My wallet has since been fatter and Ive been happier but while I do not celebrate christmas I am still content to go to my moms and eat all her food cuz they want my presence at all events that draw my clan together. Just words to you from a total stranger. Rock On!</p>
<p>my name is casey and i was just wondering what casey.com was but anyway i agree with the whole christmas thing. merry christmas, happy holidays what’s the diffrence. at least they aren’t saying go eat a little poop and then die. now that would be a war on christmas.</p>